100 block of the north 4th Street looking north. A row of buildings containing shops and businesses on either side of the street. To the north are elevated train tracks at 4th Street and River Road and the Ohio River.

Maps, on a scale of 200 feet per inch, of "every lot or parcel of ground" in the central area of Louisville, Kentucky in 1876, including details such as precise dimensions, owners' names, building materials (wood vs. brick) and whether structures...

4th Street at the riverfront looking south. A construction site where 4th Street meets the Ohio River. A rectangular-shaped hole supported by wood and concrete is at the end of a pathway down 4th Street that has been dug out. Men and construction...

A blurry photograph of a man wearing some kind of military uniform pointing into the bowl of a ladle he holds. The woman with him looks at the ladle. They are standing in front of an industrial sized stove.

A boat with "Hollywood Showboat" on the side is near the shore of Louisville, Kentucky. Beyond that are the smokestacks of the Louisville Gas & Electric Company and a sign reading, "The Gateway to the South / Louisville." Cars are parked along the...

A boat with "Hollywood Showboat" on the side is near the shore of Louisville, Kentucky. Beyond that are the smokestacks of the Louisville Gas & Electric Company and a sign reading, "The Gateway to the South / Louisville." Further West along the...

A boy wearing metal pails on his feet stands in water surrounding a house. Labeled time is 11:00. Image is stamped Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky.

A building, possibly a tower, under construction by the Ohio River. A retaining wall is under construction at the base of the riverbank overlooking the Ohio River. Construction machinery is on site. Site of a pumping station under...

A car parked in front of a building on a partially flooded street lined by houses. The water approaches the car's bumper. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. Original negative is...

A car parked next to debris in front of a large brick building. Water is on the ground. Labeled time is 1:15. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. Original negative is...

A child crouches in a small wooden boat next to an exposed front yard with two other children crouched in the yard. More people are on a porch in the distance. The flooded street is lined by houses. A tire floats in the foreground. Labeled time is...

A collapsed house at the corner of Kentucky U.S. 42 and another street. A man is on the sidewalk with a shovel in front of a damaged house. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky....

A couple with a young child heads toward the steamboat of the Rose Island Excursion Company. Flags of the United States are mounted at the front of the boat and along the sides. A number of cars are parked along the dock and a bridge is visible in...